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Upanishads : " The Cream of Vedas"
Vedanta ( Veda +anta i.e; the end of Vedas ) as the literal meaning connotes comprises the philosophical portion of Vedas, called the Upanishads.
Of about 280 Upanishads unearthed so far, 108 have been accepted as authorised texts , and out of them have been commented upon by great Acharyas lika Sri Sankaracharya , Sri Ramanjacharya, Sri Madhavacharya and thus are classified as major.

(4) "The Self ( Atma ) is the motionless one, swifter than the mind. The devas ( senses ) could not overtake; it ( Self ) ran before them ( senses ). Sitting, ( staying motionless ) It goes faster than those who run after it. By It, 'Matarisva' ( the element Air ) supports the activity of all living beings ( providing 'Oxygen' for respiration, ie life )."

Discussion-1. From this mantram onwards we have, in four continuous mantra-s, the description of the Supreme indicated in terms of Its qualities --- and these mantra-s together is one vakya, representing the fourth wave-of-thought.

Though the Eternal has no quality of Its own, since the language can explain only in terms of gunas or experiences, the qualities of the Self are indicated here, which are not to be taken literally.

Certainly, it is a futile attempt to try to explain the "Infinite" in terms of a finite language.

The inability of the language to express the "Inexpressible" is found enlarged and clearly expressed in the very language in which the 'Upanishad' is trying to explain the "Self ( Atma )" in these four mantra-s ( 4,5,6,7. )

Mantram-6.
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Esa Sarvesvara esa sarvajna eso-'ntaryamy-esa
yonith sarvasya prabha-vapyayau hi bhutanam.
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word by meaning : -
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esah - this one;
sarvesvarah - is the ruler of all;
easah sarvahnah - this ( is ) Omniscient;
esah antaryami - this ( is ) all Knower;
easah yonih - this ( is ) the Source;
sarvasya - of all;
prabhava apyayau - origin and dissolution;
hi - verily;
bhutanam - of all beings.
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The sum of Mantram : -
"This is the Lord of all, this is the Knower of all, this is the inner Controller, this is the Source of all.
And, this is that from which all things originate and in which they finally dissolve themselves."
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